Have you seen any of the stuff on the news about an area that was covered with 4 feet of mud in the Bay Area? That is my street. It has destroyed our whole first floor.A hill came through the house.My husbands 2 show cars have been taken to the detailer. Ours will be OK. Newer cars with all of the electric gadgets have been destroyed.We were not home at the time so our SUV is fine.
My luggage is covered with mud. I guess that I will have to get new luggage so that I can go on the cruise.

How horrible! I'm so sorry to hear your news! When is your cruise? Wazs your house badly damaged?

Bette,
I am so sorry about the mess you must be dealing with. I can't even imagine how you begin to clean up something like that. Probably not much consolation, but I guess it could have been worse. Good luck--I'll be thinking about you in the days ahead.

Jacki

Oh Bette, that is awful! I have a friend who lives in Berkeley and he said water came under the doors but he didn't have to deal with mud!
How soon is your cruise?

So sorry to hear about that. I cannot even imagine such a thing - the clean up will be a real challenge. Insurance covers this right?? Although you cannot redeem personal things that are covered in mud and ruined like pictures.

California is a beautiful place - however, you have your share of floods, mud slides, earthquakes and forest fires. Of course I guess everywhere has issues to deal with.

My thoughts are with you and it sounds like you have a great attitude at such a stressful time - thinking about new luggage.

VTC - Cruiser, Voyager through the Canal - 4/13/04

Our cruise is April 13th on the Voyager. My neighbor is leaving for a 3 week vacation in South Africa on Tuesday.
In this area we do not have flood insurance.We do have earthquake insurance.The city is responsible but it will take years to get anything out of them. They have really been working on the clean up 24 hours a day.
My husband recently had a knee replacement and I had parathyroid surgery last week and temporarily can't talk. What a mess! At least no one is hurt.

Oh my Bette, how horrible. Yes nobody was hurt but what a mess to have to deal with. I'm so sorry.

Bette

I am so sorry about your mess. If there is any good about the situation, at least you had not already left for your trip & are able to protect what you can. My fear after a trip is always rounding the corner to my house & seeing that it is gone. Wish I lived closer so I could help.
Keep us informed.

Betty

Are you ok? I'm sure your things are insured? I will have to watch the news....I'm overseas.

One terrible thing was that we had no power and I could not read this message board. Needless to say I have not been at work for the past few days.

Bette- Thank goodness no one was injured; our thoughts are with you as you recover from such an awful ordeal. VTC should be a warm, friendly diversion while repairs at home are underway.... Mia

Bette, that's horrible! I can't imagine having an upbeat attitude like you do; I'd be whining my head off.

Well, at least you have your priorities right! :D

Seriously, I'm sure that this is not fun at all. How fortunate that no one in your house was injured. I hope that you're able to get full reimbursement in a timely manner. Our thoughts are with you. Think warm, happy thoughts of your upcoming cruise.

Bette - my deepest sympathies. It sounds as though financial compensation will not be forthcoming for a while and you have my even deeper sympathies on that. Good to know that you and your loved ones are safe though ...

I agree with Mia and Vickie - think warm happy thoughts about VTC coming up and know that there is a light at the end of the tunnel ...

Masaki

Bette,

How awful! Just this morning I was commenting that the weather here just has to let up because of all the terrible mudslides and the houses hit, I'm so sorry to hear about it...whereabouts in the City do you live (street?) I know Seacliff and Telegraph Hill get a lot of problems with the bad storms; we need to dry out!!!

So sorry to hear the news Bette. Our thoughts are also with you. We are looking forward to meeting you on the VTC in April.

The Bay Area used to be home for us too. Like Gatowoman, we are wondering where in San Francisco your house is at.

Mike (and Debbie)

We are on Westpark in Daly City. The back of our house faces Lake Merced Blvd. and the Olympic Club golf course. Some ot the rush of mud and water came from the Olympic Club golf course across Lake Merced and down a hill in back of our house where the city recently cut down some trees.They did not put in any ground cover and as yet had not replanted trees. They even showed pictures on CNN.The dividing line between San Francisco and Daly City is right behind my house.

Except for my husbands arthritis problems we have led a trouble free life. Everything seems to be happening at the same time.

Hi Bette,

I know exactly where you live...wow, it is unfortunate the city cut down those trees and did nothing to hold the soil, this being rainy season (it seems a bit wetter and started a bit earlier than last year, don't you think??).

I know how it feels when everything comes together. Lets pray this past storm is the last big one for the season.

O/T...my parents first apartment here in the States was on the corner of Junipero and John Daly...I can still remember when they started building Bart!! The site where the building used to be is now an open parking lot...too bad Toto's got torn down with the Colma extension!

Cheer up, Bette. You think positive so that's the best therapy. And you are both alive. Looking forward to meeting you on board. About 6 weeks to go.

Thank you all for your support. I really needed it. At least it wasn't a fire

This was some storm....

Here is a photo of the Golden Gate Bridge taken Thursday, Just look at those waves!!!!

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Oh, Bette, you poor dear...

Nothing to add but good wishes...

Cerinda

Wow Suzanne, what an amazing picture.

Bette -- More good wishes sent your way. So sorry you are having to deal with this., Surely all will be better very soon.

Suzanne -- That picture puts things in perspective. I can't imagine waves that high relative to the Golden Gate bridge. (By the way, I also like the picture of you with Arnold and Patrick from the Song.)